Category: South Asia
Sri Lanka’s Colombo Int. Book Fair hopes to proceed in September. No online alternative is being discussed and digital books remains a novelty
Vijitha Yapa, President of the Sri Lanka Book Publishers Association has said it is planning for...
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As the new normal for publishing evolves, Penguin Random House India opens an exclusive ebook store – on Amazon. A smart move in a country of 560 million internet users
When India’s Prime Minister extended one of the world’s harshest national lockdowns to May 3, as...
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As Bangladesh Boi Mela sells books to the value of $9.7 million during a month-long event, TNPS invites the country’s government and publishers to explore the digital advantage
If it’s March 1 then the Amar Ekushey Boi Mela, the annual book fair that takes place for...
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As excitement builds for the annual Amar Ekushey Boi Mela in Bangladesh, the Bangla Academy Literary Awards are announced
The Bangla Academy is the centre of all things literary in Bangladesh, and this week in the...
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“Publishers laugh all the way to the bank” as India’s Chennai Book Fair sees 1.3 million visitors spent $2.8 million on books. BAPASI prepares to embrace online bookselling
The Chennai Book Fair in South India has just closed its doors, having clocked 1.3 million...
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India: “Going digital only way to save Telugu literature.”
The annual Vijayawada Book Fair has been running since January 3 and winds up today, January 12....
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Big Bad Wolf sold $1.8 million worth of English-language books in 11 days in Myanmar last year. Can it do better in 2020?
Traditionally Big Bad Wolf, the world’s biggest book sale, does not share revenue numbers, just...
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India’s New Delhi World Book Fair kicked off today. Can it return to form with more than 1 million visitors?
The New Delhi World Book Fair is not India’s biggest literary event, but is widely regarded as the...
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Bangladesh handed out 353 million school text books on New Year’s Day. 2.2 billion books in total since the programme began
Bangladesh has 42 million children in its primary and secondary school, and every year, on the...
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Pakistan has more internet users than the UK, but Pakistan’s first street library opens amid belief that books and digital are separate planets
The good news is Pakistan’s Karachi got its first street library this past week, and it received a...
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India’s 2019 Chennai Book Fair saw 1.5 million visitors spend $2.5 million on books in 2019. Will records fall again in January?
India may not have the biggest book fair in the world – that honour goes to Egypt – but for...
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Globally Amazon's KDP has now published more than 2 million books. Has 100,000 authors in India
At a time when there is much speculation e-readers are yesterday’s devices, and that anyway...
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